Talk:0s
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How can there be "the 0s" there was no zero year; the calendar went from 1 BC to AD 1? SableSynthesis 08:57, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC)
"0s" = {1, ..., 10}, "10s" = {11, ..., 20} and so on? I don't know, that whole 2000/2001 millenium thing confused the hell out of me :) Dysprosia 08:59, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Presumably the 10s are different than the 2nd decade (the 10s being 10-19, the second decade being 11-20) at least if we follow the format used for centuries (e.g. the 1500s [1500-1599] or the 16th century [1501-1600]). But it seems silly to call the years 1-9 the 0s when there is no zero year. If you really want to know more about the 2000/2001 thing leave a note on my talk page. Thanks SableSynthesis 09:03, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- Hm, well, I'm not too good with these years business. As to your kind offer: thanks, but my brain's already starting to hurt! :) I mean in all difference, what's a year's difference between friends, eh? :) Dysprosia 09:06, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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- Yeah, I guess it's consistant in form with the other decades, and it makes more sense than calling it the '1s'--although, the 'units' might not be a bad term ;-). SableSynthesis 09:25, 15 Nov 2003 (UTC)
[edit] "Ostalk" ?
Why not keep it simple? We count by tens and twenties; and it's quite possible to describe the early or late years of a certain decade by number. I'm much in favor of avoiding the "O" or first "Os" of existence in order to describe clearly what time and/or where in time the so-called quantum is meaningful. Just wondering...
[edit] Page move?
I would like to propose to move this page to 1st decade. That would make more sense than this current version with its 9-year decade, although it will overlap with 10s at 10. - Nat Krause 04:49, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
- The problem is that people commonly refer to decades as "the 1970s", etc., instead of in a manner consistently with centuries and millennia. *Dan* 14:05, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
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- That's true, but my point is that we should not feel bound to maintain uniformity in cases where it is confusing or unclear. It's very normal to say "the 1970s" or just "the 70s", but nobody says "the 0s". I think 1st decade is a little clearer. 1st decade AD would be even more clear. - Nat Krause 15:27, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
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- People don't have all that much occasion to refer in any manner to dates in the 1st century (AD or BC) in everyday conversation, but if you do need to refer to them, it makes some sense to do it in a manner consistent with how more-commonly-used dates are done. *Dan* 16:52, 22 May 2005 (UTC)
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